Innovative Strategies and Adaptations for Containment of the 2025 Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak in an Urban Setting in Uganda: Lessons for Preparedness and Response to Future Filovirus Outbreaks

Charles Olaro, Elizabeth Adhiambo Mgamb, Trasias Mukama, Henry Kyobe, Andrew Bakainaga, Patrick Okumu Abok, Miriam Nanyunja, Alexander Chimbaru, Bernard Lubwama, Solome Okware, Annet Kisakye, Benjamin Sensasi, Edson Katushabe, Moses Rubangakene, Suraj Man Shrestha, Rawlance Ndejjo, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Esther Namukose Muwanguzi, Immaculate Atuhaire, Phionah Lillian Linda, Chris Columbus Opesen, Atek Kagirita Atwiine, Godfrey Bwire, Rhoda Wanyenze, Mwinga Kasonde

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DOI: 10.1007/s44197-026-00620-0
Published: 2026-08-11
Container: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s44197-026-00620-0,
  title = {Innovative Strategies and Adaptations for Containment of the 2025 Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak in an Urban Setting in Uganda: Lessons for Preparedness and Response to Future Filovirus Outbreaks},
  author = {Charles Olaro and Elizabeth Adhiambo Mgamb and Trasias Mukama and Henry Kyobe and Andrew Bakainaga and Patrick Okumu Abok and Miriam Nanyunja and Alexander Chimbaru and Bernard Lubwama and Solome Okware and Annet Kisakye and Benjamin Sensasi and Edson Katushabe and Moses Rubangakene and Suraj Man Shrestha and Rawlance Ndejjo and Steven Ndugwa Kabwama and Esther Namukose Muwanguzi and Immaculate Atuhaire and Phionah Lillian Linda and Chris Columbus Opesen and Atek Kagirita Atwiine and Godfrey Bwire and Rhoda Wanyenze and Mwinga Kasonde},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health},
  doi = {10.1007/s44197-026-00620-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-026-00620-0}
}

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AU  - Henry Kyobe
AU  - Andrew Bakainaga
AU  - Patrick Okumu Abok
AU  - Miriam Nanyunja
AU  - Alexander Chimbaru
AU  - Bernard Lubwama
AU  - Solome Okware
AU  - Annet Kisakye
AU  - Benjamin Sensasi
AU  - Edson Katushabe
AU  - Moses Rubangakene
AU  - Suraj Man Shrestha
AU  - Rawlance Ndejjo
AU  - Steven Ndugwa Kabwama
AU  - Esther Namukose Muwanguzi
AU  - Immaculate Atuhaire
AU  - Phionah Lillian Linda
AU  - Chris Columbus Opesen
AU  - Atek Kagirita Atwiine
AU  - Godfrey Bwire
AU  - Rhoda Wanyenze
AU  - Mwinga Kasonde
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Olaro, C., Mgamb, E. A., Mukama, T., Kyobe, H., Bakainaga, A., Abok, P. O., Nanyunja, M., Chimbaru, A., Lubwama, B., Okware, S., Kisakye, A., Sensasi, B., Katushabe, E., Rubangakene, M., Shrestha, S. M., Ndejjo, R., Kabwama, S. N., Muwanguzi, E. N., Atuhaire, I., Linda, P. L., Opesen, C. C., Atwiine, A. K., Bwire, G., Wanyenze, R., & Kasonde, M. (2026). Innovative Strategies and Adaptations for Containment of the 2025 Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak in an Urban Setting in Uganda: Lessons for Preparedness and Response to Future Filovirus Outbreaks. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-026-00620-0

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